{"title":"Lucy Atkins Books","description":"\u003cp\u003eBrowse the books by Lucy Atkins we have in stock, second-hand, in paperback and hardback. Mostly health and non-fiction. Every book ships from our own UK warehouse. Free UK delivery on orders of £10 or more.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"the-windmill-hill","title":"The Windmill Hill","description":"\u003cp\u003e'Brilliantly observed. I loved it' CLAIRE FULLER\u003cb\u003e'Lucy Atkins, a one-of-a-kind author, has reached new heights' MICK HERRON\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e'A triumph. Funny, mysterious, moving and ingenious - a Shakespearian knot of happiness all round' PHILIP PULLMAN\u003c\/b\u003eOne night in a remote hunting lodge with a Hollywood director causes an international scandal that wrecks Astrid's glittering stage career, and her marriage. 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